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If they are just renting an auditorium on Sunday it is legal. Although I have never heard of this.— May 29, 2011 9:01 p.m.
In Assessing Chargers Options, Do Cost Comparisons
However, San Diegans may cave. =============== No, we won't cave, not this time. But that point is moot, there is NO financing for a billion football stadium, capital markets just not there and won't be there for at least 5 more years minimum. Not happening even IF the stars were aligned, which they are not.— May 29, 2011 9 p.m.
Trustee Asks San Diego Unified Staff to Fold on Taking Raises
Barnett says that employee unions refuse to sit down at the negotiating table, despite the hundreds of jobs on the line. ======================= if they do not negotiate you have two choices; 1) start firing teachers 2) impose a freeze wage on the next contract-at least 3-5 years. The "average" CA teacher is comping $81 an hour, some are comping $150 an hour-that is plenty of money for the job they do, whihc has bullet proof job security and protections from being fired for incompetence or anything else.— May 29, 2011 3:24 p.m.
Ban on Lobbyist Gifts to Lawmakers Dies in Kehoe-led Appropriations Committee
And Kehoe is looking older than dirt.— May 29, 2011 3:20 p.m.
Ban on Lobbyist Gifts to Lawmakers Dies in Kehoe-led Appropriations Committee
My thoughts exactly Murph!— May 29, 2011 3:19 p.m.
The Chirp of Birds, the Buzz of Bikes From the Pala Raceway
yes, they ARE earning a living, but they produce nothing. They create nothing, and therefore contribute nothing to society. They are living off the earnings of others, just like welfare. ================== My point exactly. But it is actually far worse, because they also provide the vice for which parents gamble away their childrens rent money, school money, lunch money and everything else under the sun. They provide NOTHING for problem gamblers, exept for funding a toll free hotline which is around $3 million per year, peanuts compared tot he billions in profits. The tribes fund no clinics or other rehabilitation services for problem gamblers.— May 27, 2011 2:22 p.m.
The Chirp of Birds, the Buzz of Bikes From the Pala Raceway
Gaming is an economic benefit to the states. And let's not forget the millions that many tribes pay to states through their gaming agreements, not to mention the millions for local services and improvements. ============= It is no economic benefit, none whatsoever. The social costs FAR outweight the small amounts the tribes pay under their compacts. They do not pay "millions" in local services either-that is a flat out whopper lie. They pay no income taxes, no sales tax, no property taxes. I am referring to the reservations, not a home in la jolla or a TV purchase at costco. Anthrogirl, you're either a tribe member parroting the talking points, or related to one.— May 27, 2011 2:16 p.m.
Coronado Attorney Gets 10 Months for Tax Evasion
10 months is not very long, and it is just a few months longer than the co-conspirator's 3 months. He should be thanking his lucky stars.— May 26, 2011 7:56 p.m.
Planning Commission Unanimously Approves "Granny Flats" But Are "Granny Flats" Just Code For Condos and Mini-Dorms
I was told that city ordinances required that any apartment with 12 units or more required a resident manager. =========== It is actually a state law and the unit threshhold is 16, 16 or above requires an onsite manager. Huffman built most of the apartments in Northpark, City Heights and many of the areas surrounding those communities, his nephew (??)Rex Huffman has been a local commercial broker in SD for 25 years or so.— May 26, 2011 10:38 a.m.
The Chirp of Birds, the Buzz of Bikes From the Pala Raceway
We have been to what is supposed to be the second largest casino in the world. It's an Indian Casino in Ct. ================ Yes, I know the Indian casino you are referrign to, HUGE. Indian gaming in CA, last I checked about 5 years ago, was nearly at the same level as Las Vegas (I thought around $10 billion-but don't recall the exact numbers) , which is amazing considering they just started building the Indain casino's in the early 1990's, less than 20 years ago, while Vegas has been there for decades.— May 26, 2011 10:07 a.m.